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Office stuff: Emmy roundtable, S4 DVD cover, DVR worry and an award contingent upon future success

June

…Steve Carell tells Time Out New York he wants his own ice cream flavor, and other stuff.

…The Office’s Rainn Wilson and 30 Rock’s Alec Baldwin took part in another Emmy actors roundtable for The Hollywood Reporter, and while Rainn barely gets more t han a few words in edgewise, the loquacious Baldwin weighs in on cursing, tabloids and his dream of an adult-themed space travel show.

…The Season 4 DVD set takes things outdoors, with a cover shot depicting the main cast in the parking lot of Scranton Business Park, as a sneak peak at tvshowsondvd.com reveals. The best part? No Karen like last year. Reminder, the set is due out Sept. 2.

…Network programmers and big-money advertisers are still fretting over the proliferation of DVRs, and who can blame them? Not only has the number of digital recorders doubled in two years, but DVR viewers watch more TV. USA TODAY breaks down how DVRs have actually boosted otherwise sagging numbers for several shows.

In the case of The Office, though, viewership this season actually jumped from a slight decline to a net gain once the so-called “live-plus” numbers are tallied.

…Did you catch The TV Land Awards, where The Office was named a Future Classic? Me neither. Doesn’t matter, thanks to the wonders of online video. You’re welcome.

…And here’s a series of video interviews, in which Steve Carell and Get Smart co-star Anne Hathaway interview one another. Usually these come off like commercials, but in this case they’re entertaining, mainly because the actors involved are down-to-earth, funny and friendly people.

…And this is from the Get Smart red carpet. Hard to imagine Steve and The Rock in a liplock, no?

This entry was posted on Thursday, June 19th, 2008 at 1:17 pm by Brian Howard.
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